Child&#39;s chair



H. V. KOOP CHILD'S CHAIR July 24, 1934.

Filed May 23. 1932 made/v 727 H.\/. KOOP 4 v-fuR/vev Patented July 24,193.4

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates generally to furniture,

and particularly to a child's chair.

The main object of this invention is the provision of an attachment fora standard straight back chair which will convert it into a childschair.

The second object is the construction of a childs chair which canutilize the legs and seat of an ordinary dining room chair for thepurpose of seating a child at a dining room table.

The third object is the construction of a chair attachment which will beexceedingly simple to manufacture, light in weight, and easy to apply toan ordinary dining room chair and which, when so applied, will beexceedingly stable in all directions.

The fourth object is to so construct the device that it can be folded upfor carrying purposes and also that it shall include a container forarticles belonging to or pertaining to the child.

The fifth object is to produce a chair attachment for converting anordinary adults chair into a childs chair which will be compact in formand especially useful in eating houses.

These, and other objects, will become more apparent from thespecification following as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an ordinary dining room chair.

Fig. 2 is a section taken along the line 2--2 in Fi 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the device.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the device in a carrying position.

Similar numbers of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the device itse1f.consists of a pairof upright sides 10 across the top of which is secured a seat 11 whichmay be covered with cane 12 or other material. At the rear end of theseat 11 is attached a folding back 13 by means of the hinges 14. Thelower ends 15 of the back 13 abut against the rear edge 16 of the seat11 when the back 13 is in an upright position. At the back of the upperend of the chair is secured a handle 1'? and a similar handle 18 isplaced under the front edge of the seat 11.

Between the sides 10 is secured a cross brace 19, and a bottom board 20extends from the board 19 to the slots 21 formed near the forward ends22 of the side members 10. A closure board 23 is slidably placed in theslots 21. It is desirable to provide the board 23 with an opening 24 tofacilitate the removal thereof.

The members 10 may vary somewhat in shape without departing from thespirit of this invention, however I prefer to have the rearmost ends 25project some distance behind the back 13. It is also desirable to havethe opposite ends of the members 10 provided with downturned lugs 26 inorder to definitely position the device with relation to the seat 27 ofthe dining room chair 28. Also the rearmost end 25 will pass below thehorizontal brace 29 commonly found in dining room chairs.

In order to insure a more universal application of the device to anystyle of chair seat there is provided a strap 30 which passes throughslots 31 in the side members 10 which can be easily buckled around achair seat 27, thereby prevent ing any tipping action or relativesliding movements between the chair seat 27 and the mem--- bers 10.

In order to prevent any marring of the finish on the furniture it isfound desirable to cover the contacting surfaces with angular rubberpads 32.

In order to accommodate the device to up holstered chairs the loweredges 33 are cut away along a curved line to conform generally with isthe contour of an upholstered seat.

It will be understood that in some instances it may be found desirableto employ arm rests as well as a tray similar to those now in com menuse. in order that they will not interfere with the 'compactness of thedevice.

It will also be understood that the material from which this device ismade is preferably wood, although it lends itself admirably to the useof steel and other materials.

I claim:

1. A childs chair comprising a pair of spaced vertical sides havingmeans for rigidly securing same upon the seat of an ordinary straightback chair in a stationary parallel relationship, a seat secured acrossthe top of said sides, said sides extending beyond the rearmost edge ofthe seat, a back hinged near its lower end to said seat in a manner thatit can fold forwardly and downwardly against said seat, the lower end ofsaid back engaging the rearwardly extending sides and the rearmost edgeof the seat for the purpose of limiting the upright position of the saidback when in use, and a pair of handles one of which is attached to therear side of the back at the top thereof and the other to the under sideof the seat near the front thereof which handles unite to serve as asingle handle for carrying said pair when said back is foldeddownwardly.

These, of course, to be made foldable 2. A child's chair comprising apair of parallel vertical sides spaced from each other and havingdownturned lugs at each bottom end thereof, a fixed seat secured acrosssaid sides, a back hinged to said seat, a horizontal floor between saidsides under said seat, a vertical slide between said sides under thefront edge of said seat, a wall under the rear side of said seat forminga brace between said sides, a pair of handles attached to the front edgeof said seat and to the top of the back in a manner to serve as onehandle when said back is folded against said seat, said vertical sidesextending backwardly beyond the rear edge of the seat and forming a stopagainst which the lower end of the back can rest when in an uprightposition.

HAROLD v. KOOP.

